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~ WHO SIGHTS: U-BOAT AT SEA Glasgow Shipbuilder Willing to Watching for : Ia despatch from Yondon' says: 3. ericans and others crossing the Atlantic can make a hundred dollars "sighting a submarine. Sir A, F. rrow; the famous Glasgow ship- builder, writes to the Times that in order to encourage everyone to keep a sharp lookout he has offered a reward of £20 up to an expenditure of £10,000 to anyone on board a commercial ves- sel who first draws the captain's at- tention to an enemy submarine. The 'No. 1 Pay Out £10,000 to Encourage Submarines. reward will be paid on the certificate of the captain giving the name of the person who first draws his attention to the submarine, The statement is to. be signed by the captain, saying the '$ submarine was actually sighted. Ap- plication should be forwarded through the owners to Sir Thomas L. Devitt, chairman of Lloyd's Register Ship- | ping, 71 Fenchurch Street, London, who has consented to make the awards, FEW PERSON PLAN FOR BRITISH ARMY Totally Disabled Men Will Re- celve Minimum of 27 Shil- lings 6 Pence Weekly. A despatch from London says: An Order-in-Council establishing a new pension plan for the British army was fssued on Wednesday. Under it pri- vates totally disabled will receive a minimum of 27 shillings 6 pence week- ly. If this sum is insufficient to en- able the soldier to live approximately up to his before-the-war standard he will be given an alternative pension i based on his earnings previous to the war. No single pension, however, shall be in excess of 75 shillings weekly. The allowance for children is 5 shil- lings for the first child and a sum slightly less for each subsequent child. A soldier not totally disabled will receive a pension based on the degree to which his disablement affects his earning powers. Widows will receive half the sum to which their husbands were entitled if totally disabled. A disabled soldier requiring the services of an attendant is allowed fees up to £1 a week for such services. Widows will be granted special funds for the expenses of training to enable them to earn their own living. The Actuary's report accompanying | the plan estimates the expense for the first year at £25,000,000, which there- after will decrease annually. amelie -- GERMAN "HOME ARMY" BEING MOBILIZED. A despatch from Copenhagen says: According to the German papers, the compulsory mobilization of Germany's "home army" is imminent. The ap- peal for volunteers, though answered CANADIAN RECRUITS NEAR 400,000 MARK Total Enlistments Since the Qut- break of War Reach 399,434. A despatch from Ottawa says:-- Enlistments in the Canadian expedi- tionary force between February 16 and February 28 numbered 3,208 and brought the number of recruits en- rolled since the beginning of the war up to 399,434. The enlistment dur- ing Februgsy totalled 7,836 as com- pared with 7,705 in January and 26,668 in February of last year. Military District No. 2, wth headquarteris at Toronto, led in the number of recruits accepted during the last two weeks of February with 1,186. The Mont- real district was next with 368 men added to the overseas forces. The re- cord of other military districts was: London 3828, Kingston 317, Quebec 82, the Maritime Provinces 317, Manitoba 266, No. 11, British Columbia, 174; No. 12, Saskatchewan, 202; No, 183, Albert, 69. Since the beginning of the war 88, 997 recruits have been enlisted in the Toronto district; 86,6562 in the Mont- real district; 7,991 in the Quebec dis- trict; 82,490 in London district; 44,676 in Kingston district CONTRACTS FOR SIX OCEAN-GOING BOATS A despatch from New York says: -- American shipyards part cf the ton- nage lost by the Cunard Line, an English company, in the German sub- | marine campaign, were revealed here on Thursday by the official announce- ment that the company had placed contracts for the construction of six ocean-going ships, ranging from 7 ,500 | to 12,000 tons, with subsidiaries of the | by large numbers, has not produced enough workers to satisfy the actual | requirements. Large numbers of | men are needed at once to replace | those employed behind the front, to] work in munition factories which are now being completed and for the all- important farm work. The papers say that the Government is prepared for the compulsory enrollment in the ear- ly days of March of all persons be- tween 17 anad 60, so that the recruits can be put to work from April 1. FREE TO GIRLS We will give this beautiful prize free of all charge to any girl or young lady who will sell 40 sets of Easter Post- cards at 10 cents a set or lovely 12x18 inch colored Oflograph Pictures at 10 cents each. The Fxtension Bracelet is of rolled wold plate and fits any arm. Send us your name and we will send xou the cards or pictures. When sold, send us the money and we will send you the bracelet. Address, HOMER- WARREN co, Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Two !} of the ships are to be built at the Fore | River shipyards, near Boston, one at y Sparrow's Point, near Baltimore, and | | three at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco. $40,000,000 INCREASE IN IN THE CUSTOMS REVENUE. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Customs revenue of Canada for the fiscal year which ends on March 31st, will probably exceed that of the last fiscal year by more than forty million | dollars. The revenue from customs duties for February the Minister of | Customs announces, amounted to | $11,190,000, or $1,062,000 more than | those of the corresponding month in 1916. For the eleven months of the | fiscal year which have now passed Canada's customs revenue amounted to $180,789,000, as compared with $91,946,000 in the same period of the last fiscal year, or an increase of $38,793,000. mi ------------ ONE BELL IN A CHIME MAY BE RETAINED A despatch from Copenhagen says: --Germany is now drawing upon tehurch bells for war requirements. An order appropriating bronze church bells after March 1 is published in the German press, One bell in a chime may be retained in default of other means for summoning the congrega- tion to worship. A regulation cover- ing the confiscation of aluminum cook- Plans to replace with the products of $ Breadstults. hente 4 Toronto, M 6-Manitgba, wh in track e. 2a oa i a val freights No. 3, do. rail eat delivered Mon Cw. 72 to 73¢; © ic jinder above quotatio M: ithe oats--No. 2 ec; No. 11 rafl delivered en route ENR, points not embar American corn--No. subject to embar 0. Ontario oat 2 white. 63 to 66e, nominal; No, 3 while, 62 to 64c, nominal, according to freights outside. hen Ney 2. Winter, per car ind re to $1. No. 3; do. $1.74 to according 5 srriRhta outside. 5, .45, R coording to treliits. a Bark Malting, 5 .21 to $1.28, accord- in ireights outside. ts $1.28, nominal, according to fd 5 otside, pd 2 740 to ts outside. r--First patents, in jute "59. 50; second patents, in jute strong bakers', in jute bags, $8. according to re pe? Tofonta, four=Winter, sample, % 5 to $7.45, In bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment; $7.00, bulk seaboard, export gra ade Millfoed--Car lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags incuded--B He per Jon, 3 shorts, per ton, good flour, per bag, 32 70 to Haw--Extra 2, per ton, $12; mixed, per ton, $9 to § 1 track Toronto. Straw--Car lots, per ton, $9, track To- ronto. td oed, = yellow, . 41 15, $1.43, according 0: | EI ee et i Wm ww ww em Wm ey to Northern, $1.813 oi sa May, $1. £1). Linseed, on track, .80%; ne $2 0%; Tan 0 3a July, rive, May, $ $2.82% bid Live Stock 2 Markets. Toronto, Mar. 6.--Heavy steers, $10.50 to $11.25; choice butcher, $10 to $10.50; od, $9 t ; do. medium, $8 Butter--Fresh dairy, choice, 36 to i SLeamery prints, 42 to 45c; solids, 42 t Eggs--New-lald, in Jartons, 65 to 66c; out of cartons, 62 to b Dressed poultr, 0 Batokens, 238 to 26¢; fowl, 20 to de ucks, 22 to 25c; squabs, per doz., $4.00 to $4.50; turkeys, 28 to 33c; geese, 18 2 20c. Live poultry Fowl, 1b., chickens, 1b., 18 to Cheese--New, largo, 254 to 26¢; wing. 26 to 26%c; triplets, to 26dc; large, 27c¢; twins, 27% 3 i oney--White clover, 34. -1b. tins, 14 jo 144c; 6-lb. tins, 134 to 14c; 10-lb, 13 t 134c; 60-1b., 123 to 13c; buckwheat, 60: ib, tins, 9 to 94c. Comb honey--extra fine and heavy weight, per doz, $2.75: select, $2.50 to $2.76; No. $2 to $2.26. Fotatoss--Ohtanio, per fan $3.90 to $4.00; New Brunswick Delawares, per Sag. $4.76; Albertas, per bag, $4.25. Beang--Imported, hand-picked, per bush., $6.25; Canadian, hand-picked, per 7.00; Canadian primes, $6.60 to $7.00; Limas, per 1b. 12 to 123c. Provisions-- Wholesale. Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 26 to 27c; do., heavy, 23 to 24c; cooked, 37 to 38¢! roils, 21 to 22c; breakfast bacon, 27 to 29c¢; backs, bone- less, 34 to 3b6c. Lard--Pure lard, tlerces, 21% to 21%¢; tubs, 21% to 2203 pails, 22 to 23ic; com- pound, 16% to 17¢. Cured 2 ee T.ong clear bhacoh, 18 to clear bellies, 18 to 18%c. 18 to 22¢; plain; 30 to 31c; 18%c per 1b.; Montreal Markets. Mar. 6.--Corn--American No. 2 yellow, $1.20 to $1.32. Oats--Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 76 to 76c: No. 3, 73 to T4c; extra No. 1 feed, 73 to Tdc. Barley---Malting, $1.35. Flour--Mani- taba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $9.60; seconds, $0.10; strong bakers', $8.90; Winter patents, choice, $9.25; straight 29ers, 4 $8.50 to $8.80; do., bags, $4.10 to Montreal, Rolled e Hbis. $7. 00 'to $7.15; do., bags, 90 lbs., $3.35 to $3.45. Bra an, 38.00, Shorts, $40.00. Middlings, $42.00. Mouilile, $45.00 fo $50.00. Hay---No. 2 per ton, car lots $13.50 to $14.00. Cheese --Finest westerns, 26 to 26ic; finest easterns, 26 to 25kc. Butter--Choicest creamery, 43 to 44c; seconds, 39 to 4lc. Eggs--Fresh, 60 to 54c. Potatoes--Per bag, car lots, $3.00 to $3.50. Winnipeg Grain™ Winnipeg, Mar. 6.--Cash prices-- Wheat--No. 1 Northern, $1.78%; No. 2 Northern, $1.74; No. 3 Northern, $1.69; feed, Mg Oats--No. 2 C,W., 57§¢; No. HL extra No. 1 feed, 578c; No. i1 Feed! 56 No. 2 feed, 664c. Barley-- No. 3, 98¢c; No. 4, Sao rejected: 81c; feed. 81c. Fie Xo. N.W.C.; $2. Jig 2 CW, $2,504; Nor 8 CW. $2.343 United States Markets. Minneapolis, 6.--~Wheat--May, $1.83; July, §. Cash--No.-1 hard, 1.97 to $1.99; No. 1 Northern, $1.88 to 1.9 No. 2 Northern, .$1.85 to_$1.93. Corp =No, 3 yellow, % c to $1.01, Oats-- No. 8 white, 66% to b67%c. lour--Fancy | patents advanced 4 quoted at $9.65; "first clears advanced 10c, quoted at $8.35; other grades unchanged. Bran un. changed. uth, 6.--Wheat--N9o. 1 hard. $1.88%; No. No. 2 Mar. 1 Northern, $1.87%; and water 10; rd hed off 'cars, $15.26; do. 1. HY mitreal, Mar, 6.--Good Steers, $10.26 to $10.60; do., fair, $9.25 to $9.76; do. common," $8.25 to $9.00; butchers' cows, 3 26 to $8.50; Bulls, $8. 25 to $9.50 per wt. A few lambs brought $13.25 to $14. 00 and sheep $9.26 to $10.00, while milk-fed calves sold at $11.00 to $13.50 and common stock at $6.00 to $8.00 per cwt. Selected lots of hogs were sold $15.50 and good at $15.26 per cwt., weighed off cars. eee ~-- PLOWS FOR ENGLAND. Large Number Being Made in Brant- ford Plant. A despatch from Brantford says: Cable enquiries have been sent to England to ascertain if the prohibi- tion of imports of agricultural im- plements recently put into force by Great Britain to save tonnage will work against local manufacturers, who have been shipping large quanti- ties. To meet the demand in Great Britain for greater production with less need of men the Cockshutt Plow Company here has for some time past been making tractor plows. To date over 500 have been shipped to the Old : | Land, and there are orders on hand at the present time for 400 more. Of- ficials of the company cannot see how on one hand the British Government. will bar agricultural implements and yet order 2,000 tractors, as announced on Wednesday, to increasé production. m--r---- QUEBEC VOTES $100,000 TO PATRIOTIC FUND. A despatch from at Rucker says: The City Council on Friday night unanim- ously adopted the report of the civic finance committee recommending the voting of $100,000 as the city's share to the Canadian Patriotic Fund and Red Cross Society. Although the cam- paign has not been officially opened $254,662 unsolicited subscriptions have. been received, including the city's grant. . 'Free Prize to Girrs Beautiful Doll and Doll Carriage This lovely Canadian Doll is 16 inches tall and looks just like the picture. natural looking head, hands and fee dress with lace and ribbon trimmings. The Doll Carri the seat, back and inches high, will be prou ust send us send you 30 pa our name . ges of beau ts sm. 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A déspatch from Rumanian Head- quarters says: A Rumanian - officer left behind at Wallachia succeeded in passing the German line, and brought interesting information. The whole CHINA DECIDES TO JOIN ALLIES Preliminary Negotiations Now in Progress at Pekin. A despatch form Pekin says: Wed- nesday the allied Ministers presented a memorial to the Chinese Govern- ment expressing sympathy with the attitude taken by China in regard to Germany, and promising favorable consideration of the questions of sus- pension during the war of the Boxer indemnity payments and revision of the tariff in the event .of China's ef- fectively severing relations with Ger- many and Austria. Delay in the ex- pected development in GermanzAmeri- can relations and the absence hitherto of any collective intimation on the part of the allies that China would be welcome among them have caused the Chinese to hesitate regarding future action. The Germans, it is needless to say, have been doing their utmost ~mong the officers of the army to es- ablish a party opposed to the rup- ture. The timely action of the allied Ministers seems likely to have the de- |. sired result. RE LET U. S. AID CANADA, SUGGESTS N. Y. HERALD Suggesting a way to overcome the ob- jection of those who argue against "entangling "alliances" with European nations, a writer in The New York Herald says: "If the United States does not wish to ally itself with any European nation in a war against Ger- many why does she not ally herself with Canada, a country as much American as she is? Here is little Canada (in population), big in coun- try, large in manliness and courage, void of yellow streaks, who, with a population of about 8s much as the State of New York, 'at the first in- sult from Germany took a bulldog hold on her and has been worrying her ever since." A despatch from N New York says:-- |' POPULATION OF WALLACHIA FORCED TO WORK FOR GERMANS > Enemy Has Requisitioned Everything, Leaving the Rumanians Hardly Enough to Eat. civil population between the ages of 18 and 42, he says, is compelled to work for the enemy. The Germans have requisitioned everything, leaving the population hardly enough to eat. NEW U-BOATS 350 FEET LONG Can Carry Twenty Torpedoes and Crew of Thirty- two-Men. A despatch from Amsterdam says* The Telegraaf publishes an accoli of an interview with a German sol: dier who has been for some time serv- ing as a clerk at the Vulcan dock- yard in Hamburg. To avoid punish- ment for some trivial offence he escaped across the frontier. The man left Hamburg in February. There were then in the Vulcan dock-yard eight large submarines on the stocks. These latest submarines are nearly 360 feet long, and 'are armed like a small cruiser. They can take 20 tor- pedoes and a crew of 82. 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